Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all those leaders who found time to talk to us about their own approach during these turbulent times. In particular, thanks are due to the following:
Talal Al Zain, CEO, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company
Richard Baker, Chairman, Virgin Active
John Brock, Chairman and CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Sam DiPiazza, Senior Partner, former Global Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Edward Dolman, CEO, Christie’s International
Carlos Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, Grupo Modelo
Henry Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MSCI Barra
Tim Flynn, Chairman, KPMG International
Mark P. Frissora, CEO, Hertz Corporation
Victor Fung, Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group
Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Nissan; President and CEO, Renault
Tom Glocer, CEO, Thomson Reuters Corporation
Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys Technologies Ltd
George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente
Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and CEO, China Mobile Limited
Kazuyasu Kato, CEO, Kirin Holdings
K.V. Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank
Bijan Khosrowshahi, former CEO, Fuji Fire & Marine
Seung-Yu Kim, CEO, Hana Financial Group
Yorihiko Kojima, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Corporation
Bruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO, Lafarge
Richard Langan, Managing Partner and CEO, Nixon Peabody
Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Chip McClure, Chairman, CEO, and President, ArvinMeritor
Alexey Mordashov, CEO, Severstal
James Owens, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar
Takeshi Niinami, President and CEO, Lawson Inc.
Monika Ribar, President and CEO, Panalpina
Stuart Rose, CEO and Chairman, Marks & Spencer
Peter Sharpe, President and CEO, Cadillac Fairview Corporation
Jim Skinner, Vice-Chairman and CEO, McDonald’s
Nick Stephan, founding Managing Director and CEO, Phoenix Partners Group
H. Patrick Swygert, former president of Howard University
Linda Wolf, former Chairman and CEO, Leo Burnett
Our thanks to Heidrick & Struggles board members Jill Kanin-Lovers and Gary Knell for their contributions and to Gerry Roche, Senior Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles.
Thanks to Alice Au, Arun Das Mahapatra, Daniel Edwards, Scott Eversman, Ayman Haddad, Elisabeth Marx, Stephen Miles, Luis Moniz, Toshifumi Mori, Juan Ignacio Perez, Manoel Rebello and John Wood for their introductions to some of the CEO and Chairmen we spoke to.
Thanks also to our publisher Liz Gooster whose good advice and patience made this project fly.
The support and hard work of Tammy Frasz and Claire Davies is reflected in the number of interviews conducted and the insights we gained.
Finally, thank you to Stuart Crainer, without whom this book would not have been written.